Button



F, n. WHITE. BUTTON.. APPLICATION FILED FEB. I6. 1920.

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i 2: i Arrnneys narran staresv PATENT serieel FRANKLIN R. WHITE, 0FWATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOB.' T0 THE PATENT f BUTTON' COMPANY, OFWATERBURY, CONN EClICUT,` .A CORPORATION OF CON- NECTICUT.

BUTTON.

To all whom it may concern.' Y

Be it known that I, FRANKLrN R. WHITE, a citizen Vof the United States,and a resident of l/Vaterbury, in the county of New Haven and State ofConnecticut, have made and invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Buttons, of which the following is' a specication. v

My invention relates to buttons, andparticularly to buttons of thatclass, which are adapted to be permanently secured to cloth or othermaterial byv means of a fastener in the form of a tack, and which aresecured in place by means of an automatic button attaching machine. vInbuttons of this type it has heretofore been a practice to construct thebutton entirely of metal. I have found, however, that although the Vbodyof the button be plated lor otherwise protected, this coating will intime wear 0H' and under certain adverse conditions will discolor Vanddamage the material to which the button is attached.

lt is accordingly an object of my invention to provide a button, whichis so constructedthat the. parts thereof will not discolor nor damagethe materia-l to which the button is secured and therefore the buttonwill present a pleasing and Auniform appear- A further object is tolprovide a button,y

which may be more economically produced than similar buttons aslheretofore Y constructed, will be lighter in weight, of uniform colorthroughout, and substantially chemically inert. Y

A further object is to provide a button of the class described.` which.is partially. composed of non-metallic parts, and partially composed ofmetal parts, the arrangement beingsuch that the button will be light inweight, and may be securely fastened and attached to Vcloth and othermaterial, 'by a metallic fastener and will, when secured in placepresent a neat and pleasing. appearance. will be rugged and durable inuse, and capable of withstanding shocks and abrasions, such as it willnecessarilyrreceive in service. l

With the Vforegoing and' Yother objects in view, which'will appear asthe description proceeds, my invention resides in the novel buttonillustrated and described in the ac- Specication of Letters Patent.

companying drawings and specifications, and in the combination andarrangement of parts thereof, and in the details of construction, all ashereinafter describedandclaimed, wherein it is to be understood thatchanges may be made in the' scope of what is claimed,

without departingfrom the spirit lof the in-V vention. y Y

The preferred embodiment of my inventionl is illustrated in thevaccompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 1s a view in verticallongitudinal section 'of a button embodying the characl teristicfeatures of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a similar view, showing the-.fasJ 'i tener firmly` anchored inplace.

Patented May 1'?, 1921.' Application filed February 16, 1920.` SerialNo. 358,884.l

Fig. Bris a topy planview of the forego- Y ing, partsbeingbroken away tomore fully illustrate the construction, and

y Fig. lisa detail view in perspectiV'e'ojf13he l10n-'metallic anchor ofthe button;

Fig. is a view in vertical section Yof a somewhat modified form ofbutton.

^ Fig. l6 is a similar view of a further modin fication thereof.

' Referring specifically to the several views, wherein similar referencenumerals designate corresponding-V parts throughout, my improved buttonis composed ofthe bodyrlO,

which is formed with the top- 11, hub 12, and

base 13 a hole 14, eXtending'aXially through the latter.

The bodyfof the button as thusconstructed is formed of a non-metallicmaterial, which is hard,substantially'chemically inert',` so'as f toresist the corroding elfe'ct'ofmoisture and tof this vendV is preferablyvfcrm'edof fiber, such as may be pressechmolded or (otherwise A formedto shape and in an economical mannerand due to the relatively lowV costof i such material, and the ease with which it may be worked, it hasbeen found that the body of the button as thus composed, may be producedmore economically than a similar button'composedof metal, and inaddition incorporates the advantages as VYherein described. Y

Located within the hub 12, is the anchor y 15, also formed of a materialsimilar to the body, and has extending therethroughy an" opening- 16,which isbell-mouthed or conical at its end as'at v17. Extending upwardlyfrom the top 11" of the body of the button is the flange 18,'whichreceives the metallic v metal and contains therein the anchor 32 Theandie or anvil 19, the latter being held firmly in place by a metalliccap 20, the rim 21, ofy which extends over and engages the upstandingflange 18 of the body. The metallic cap 20 may be suitably inscribed andserves to hold the anvil and anchor firmly in place. With the button asthus constructed and When placed in an automatic button attachingmachine, the fastener 22, which includes the fastener prong 23, Will bedriven through the cloth or material A to which the button is to beattached, and as illustrated in Fig. 2, the upper extremity of thefastener Vprong upon contacting with the metallic anvil 19, Will beturned and headed uponitself as at 24, and which head extends intocontact with and firmly engages the anchor 15 and by means of which thefastener is firmly held in placeV and the button secured and attached tothe material A. i j The body of the button being formed of material offibrous nature is of'uniform color throughout, and so Will present apleasing appearance .even if the .surface thereof be slightly scratched,marred, or Worn. Further the anchor and bodybeing formed of non-metallicmaterial renders the entire button light in Weight and more eConomicalto produce than buttons'as heretofore constructed. 1 y

In some instances I .have found it desirable to form the body 12andanchor 15 in one piece, such as illustrated in Fig. 6, Wherein thebody 40, which is .formed of non-metallic material is provided-With thehole 41, extending therethrough, ,which enlarges at its upper end as at42. A metallic anvil isV placed directlyabove the enlarged opening 42 ofthe body'and is held in place by the cap 44, Which latter may besuitably inscribed or in other vvays finishedso as to present a pleasingappearance.

A further modification Lis illustrated in Fig. 5 wherein the body 31isformed of formed of non-metallic materialchor is provided with theopening 33 exivaov 1 tending therethrough, which alines With the itsupper end, a metallic anvil mounted upon p the top of said body portionand a metallic cap engaging the said body portion and anvil, and holdingthe latter and said anvil in place.

2. A button of rthe ycharacter described comprising a body portionincluding a top, ahub, and va perforated base formed of nonmetallicmaterial of uniform color throughout, a metallic anvil' located upon thetop of said body portion, a non-metallic anchor within said hub,contacting with said ranvil, a metallic cap engaging said body portionand holding said anvil in place, said anchor provided with an openingenlarged at its end and extending therethrough, and adapted to receiveJthe prong of a metallic fastener therethrough, Which latter is adaptedto be headed by said metallic anvil.

V3. A button of the class described comprising a body portion formed ofnon-metallic material, having an opening extend. ing therethrough andenlarging at its upper extremity, a metallic anvil located upon the topof said body, and a top engaging'said body and holding said anvil inplace.

Signed at Waterbury, in the county of New Haven,.and State ofConnecticuhthis 2nd day of Feb., A. D. 1920.

FRANKLN'IR. WHITE.

l/Vitnesses: Y

LEWIS J. HART, F. G. PURINTON.

